1963 Tour of Flanders

47th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates31 March 1963
Stages1
Distance249 km (154.7 mi)
Winning time6h 08'
Results
  Winner  Noël Foré (BEL) (Flandria–Faema)
  Second  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL) (Mercier–Hutchinson)
  Third  Tom Simpson (GBR) (Peugeot–BP–Englebert)
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The 47th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 31 March 1963. It was won by Belgian Noël Foré in a three-man sprint with Frans Melckenbeeck and Tom Simpson.[1] Foré set a new record speed average of 40.683 km/h (25.279 mph). 35 of 127 riders finished.[2]

  1. ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 140
  2. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1963 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.